Our new research reveals how poor employment support is pushing kinship carers out of the labour market unnecessarily – and keeping them there.
Designing a new right to paid leave for kinship carers
11 February 2026
Read our proposals for a new right to paid leave for kinship carers, designed alongside kinship carers and workplace leaders, to inform the government’s parental leave and pay review.
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Learn more about our longstanding campaign to secure a new right to statutory leave and pay for kinship carers, and our work alongside pioneering employers.
Become a Kinship Friendly Employer
Become a Kinship Friendly Employer to support your colleagues to care for children they love.
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The new research of 1,245 kinship carers found that as a result of not being able to continue working as before when they took on a child, many kinship carers are being pushed below the breadline.
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